Malaria Parasite Density Estimated with White Blood Cells Count Reference Value Agrees with Density Estimated with Absolute in Children Less Than 5 Years in Central Ghana

Table 4

Correlation analysis of malaria parasite densities using assumed and reference value WBCs count compared with absolute WBCs.

Variable	Mean	Standard deviation	Minimum	Maximum
Absolute WBCs	69618	149152	10	2790960
WBCs of 5000/µL	36851	91603	10	1993543
WBCs of 6000/µL	44221	109924	12	2392252
WBCs of 8000/µL	58961	146565	16	3189669
WBCs of 9200/µL	67805	168550	18	3668119
WBCs of 10000/µL	73701	183206	20	3987086
WBCs of 10400/µL	76649	190534	21	4146569
	Absolute WBCs	WBCs count of 5000/µL	WBCs count of 6000/µL	WBCs count of 8000/µL	WBCs count of 9200/µL	WBCs count of 10000/µL	WBCs count of 10400/µL
Absolute WBCs	1.0000
WBCs of 5000/µL	0.8825	1.0000
WBCs of 6000/µL	0.8825	1.0000	1.0000
WBCs of 8000/µL	0.8825	1.0000	1.0000	1.0000
WBCs of 9200/µL	0.8825	1.0000	1.0000	1.0000	1.0000
WBCs of 10000/µL	0.8825	1.0000	1.0000	1.0000	1.0000	1.0000
WBCs of 10400/µL	0.8825	1.0000	1.0000	1.0000	1.0000	1.0000	1.0000

Significance level of correlation is .